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SUBF: TRIP TO Eh7XETOKATOLL, NGVKBER 7, 1952 TKfiDUGHNGVEKBER18, 1952 Severalquestionsof budget justificationwere taken out to Eniwetokto obtain answersfor use in defendingsome of the permanent constructionat Parry and EniwetokIslands requestedin the Fy 19% budget. Attachedis a copy of the Memorandumfrom Mr. Paul Spain to Mr. James E. Reeves,SFW, answeringin part these questions. There are serveralpicturesof interestsubmittedand on file in Test Section&$ those interested. attendedby the following held on Parry Island on hovemberlb, 1952 Wise US DOT; A~cxI\XS At this conferencethe scopeof CASTLE was discussed. At the moment it was decidedthat a total of five gro?undshots was to be fired, with the fifth shot to be very Gle in nature with only radiochemistryand ballef-fire measurementson yield. Only if this fifth shot were tnat simplecould more than four be fired at CASTLE. Dr. Graves made a very good point when he statedthat only ten months remainedbefore the first shot in CASTLE and that it was possiblefor to build only at a certainrate and to spendmokey only at
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With five shots in the program,site selectionwas made difficult whereas no difficultywas foreseenif only four shots were planned. programof tests as it Case test -- On Runit appears now is as follOws: ._ - using reef on western side of Eniwetok This gives IX& four tests in CASTLE and UCRL one test. Note that both will be fired at Eniwetok during the lattcj%?p&tof the series. far back in the serieswill allow a sufficientLithiumSix. It was quite apparentthat if two megaton devicesare to be fired at Eniwetokin future operations,one of these two must be fired on a barge over water on the reef or over a previouscrater. This techniquemeans that experimentsconnected with the devicemounted on a barge must be conductedremotely. Firing of the Hike-typedevicesat Eniwetokcan be done from a bunker It was agreed that Mr. Paul Spain would be CTG 132.5 for CASTLE. Colonel Cowart is drawingup the organizationchart fifth task group. Divisionof F5.litaryApplication Task Force will show this change in its commentson tions Plan for CASTLZ. Santa Fe Operationswill send in a request for permissionto change costingof the cryoger3csfacilitiesat Parry from permanent constructionto operationsconstruction. This amo-untsto approximately $1.1 million. These facilitieswere constructedfor IVY and it appears that they will not be used further.
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The explosionwas very impressive. After a delay of t!!ee days the shot was fired in good weatherand resultswere reported excellent. Preliminaryyield informationwas 400-440 KT. Of and T-Divisionpredicted525 KT. The effectsof the shot on the atoll are curiouslyalmost identicalto that experiencedfram
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